The University Church of St Mary the Virgin is an ancient Oxford church from which the University of Oxford grew, and its parish consists almost exclu

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The University Church of St Mary the Virgin is an ancient Oxford church from which the University of Oxford grew, and its parish consists almost exclusively of university and college buildings. Its stunning, ornate spire - covered in carved gargoyles, exotics and grotesques - is shown here.

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